Maputo vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Maputo	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1084	$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3226	$3757
🏠 One person rent	$510	$635
🏘️ Family rent	$1512	$1613
🍽️ Food expenses	$333	$308
🚐 Transport expenses	$166	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$220	$1455
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	28	100
😀 Quality of life	41	78
🏙️ Population	1.19M	24.9M

The cost of living in Maputo is 9% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4791st and 4461st ($1084 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 6th in Mozambique and China, respectively. Check Mozambique vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Maputo compared to 1.2 months in Shanghai. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 7059th and 558th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maputo vs Shanghai

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	Maputo	Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.9	$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.4	$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.53	$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$1.7
☕ Cappuccino	$1.96	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.93	$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1851	$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1202	$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.2	$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.7	$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$105	$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.2%	4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3602	$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2315	$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.5	$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.15	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.91	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.29	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.35	$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.92	$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4	$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.86	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.2	$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.64	$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.3	$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.21	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.1	$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.4	$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$284	$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3971	$28143

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Cities near Maputo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Matola	$978
136 km or 85 mi	Manzini	$447
144 km or 90 mi	Xai-Xai	$952
148 km or 92 mi	Mbabane	$558
272 km or 169 mi	Vryheid	$739
310 km or 193 mi	Middelburg	$866
318 km or 197 mi	Bethal	$746
415 km or 258 mi	Springs	$631
426 km or 265 mi	Benoni	$741
439 km or 273 mi	Centurion	$755
440 km or 273 mi	Pretoria	$783
453 km or 281 mi	Sandton	$889
454 km or 282 mi	Johannesburg	$908
457 km or 284 mi	Randburg	$776
460 km or 286 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$609
464 km or 288 mi	Durban	$780
471 km or 292 mi	Vereeniging	$637
472 km or 293 mi	Soweto	$875
480 km or 299 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
483 km or 300 mi	Brits	$751
534 km or 332 mi	Butha-Buthe	$511
536 km or 333 mi	Rustenburg	$845
553 km or 343 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
564 km or 351 mi	Kroonstad	$701
598 km or 371 mi	Teyateyaneng	$511
598 km or 372 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
624 km or 388 mi	Welkom	$682
628 km or 390 mi	Maseru	$535
661 km or 411 mi	Mahalapye	$605
667 km or 414 mi	Palapye	$511
674 km or 419 mi	Masvingo	$837
680 km or 422 mi	Mafeteng	$511
685 km or 425 mi	Gaborone	$656
695 km or 432 mi	Mmabatho	$719
697 km or 433 mi	Lobatse	$631
712 km or 443 mi	Serowe	$554
715 km or 444 mi	Beira	$1014
720 km or 447 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
730 km or 453 mi	Mthatha	$689
732 km or 455 mi	Molepolole	$603

Cities near Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1074
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$731
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$771
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$763
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$1020
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$596
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$682
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$731
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$651
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$678
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$687
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$699
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$688
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$690
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$677
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$675
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$755
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$707
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$713
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$682
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$831
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$665
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$679
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$694
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$625
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$707
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$625
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$651
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$703
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$524
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$631
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$645
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$720
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$725
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$696
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$617
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$719
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$789
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$652
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$740